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none of us are. in the old days before we knew what we knew today, everyone recognizes that if a soldier was wounded or lost a leg or arm, there is no debate. that was a cause of war. that soldier got all the care and benefits he or she needed. the difficulty is that the world has changed significantly as a result of chemical exposure. let us not forget that when agent orange was first used, our friends said it was benign and it was not a problem. am i correct? >> to my recollection. >> i am sure the military would not have used this chemical if they had known. at the end of the gameday, a pon our own people. who is smart enough to know exactly the impact? because they were exposed to agent orange, if they combined it to a genetic predisposition. could it have led to another illness? of course it could have. who is smart enough to make a correlation? i am not. i doubt you are. it is not saying the u.s. soldier put your life on the line. we will give you the benefit of the doubt. we are going to assum
none of us are. in the old days before we knew what we knew today, everyone recognizes that if a soldier was wounded or lost a leg or arm, there is no debate. that was a cause of war. that soldier got all the care and benefits he or she needed. the difficulty is that the world has changed significantly as a result of chemical exposure. let us not forget that when agent orange was first used, our friends said it was benign and it was not a problem. am i correct? >> to my recollection....
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let us not minimize that in any way. one of the benefits is we must be clear that the leaders and people of afghanistan that it is absolutely crucial that they're able to look at the their own affairs and security. that it is not possible for the united kingdom and not possible for other countries to take on ourselves the bird and other security and that famil indefin. and we are there indefinitely until it is possible for them to manage their own security. we have every right to expect it to be in that time. and i think it does and testify -- intensified the pressure or the target to be met by 2014 and met along the way. we do not want anyone to think that it is possible for british forces to be deployed in this way. to >> i am sure you would agree that to achieve success in afghanistan we had to provide a reasonable degree of security in that country, and i am sure that you would agree that a fundamental aspect of that is effect across the border security cooperation between afghanistan and pakistan? do you agree that
let us not minimize that in any way. one of the benefits is we must be clear that the leaders and people of afghanistan that it is absolutely crucial that they're able to look at the their own affairs and security. that it is not possible for the united kingdom and not possible for other countries to take on ourselves the bird and other security and that famil indefin. and we are there indefinitely until it is possible for them to manage their own security. we have every right to expect it to...
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they use it. when the train is moving, they jump on the train because it helps them to move to their destination. the danish cartoon crisis was taken advantage of by certain people with certain agendas to push their agenda. we have to understand the political forces behind it, the religious forces beyond it, the social forces behind it and manage it. does not about fixing things, is about managing. >> there will always be people with agendas. it might be the danish cartoonist for the pastor in florida, if he had gone ahead with his terrible threat to burn the qur'an, there would have been people who exploited that. where are the voice is pushing back? health and strengthen the voices who would say that what has been said is all full but this is not a justification. this is not a license for committing acts of violence against innocent people. what can we do to strengthen the hands of those people? >> we have to be strategic rather than reactive. a lot of what i have seen has been reactive. we need
they use it. when the train is moving, they jump on the train because it helps them to move to their destination. the danish cartoon crisis was taken advantage of by certain people with certain agendas to push their agenda. we have to understand the political forces behind it, the religious forces beyond it, the social forces behind it and manage it. does not about fixing things, is about managing. >> there will always be people with agendas. it might be the danish cartoonist for the...
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[laughter] >> i did at first, but i'm getting used to it. we're taking steps to reduce steps and processes to support major investment decisions or uncovered response to execution issues. a limiting low-value statutory process is, and then are referring to provisions of acquisition reform act that we understand the intent of that and appreciate that intent and are executing to that intent, including developmental tests and evaluations and systems engineering. -- >> you can continue to watch this hearing at c-span.org. we plan to go back to the senate arms services hearing after the house recesses later this morning. now the house. . . appoint the honorable john a. yarmuth to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 6, 2009, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each par
[laughter] >> i did at first, but i'm getting used to it. we're taking steps to reduce steps and processes to support major investment decisions or uncovered response to execution issues. a limiting low-value statutory process is, and then are referring to provisions of acquisition reform act that we understand the intent of that and appreciate that intent and are executing to that intent, including developmental tests and evaluations and systems engineering. -- >> you can continue...
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that work will bring us future airmen. in all these commitments, you are walking the walk and setting the example for this next, greatest generation. finally, especially in the middle of our difficult work in iraq and afghanistan, over the past several years, thank you for helping to build the supportive american public that understands the importance of our military institutions, what they mean to our society, the depth of our commitment to the nation, and the sacrifices made by our military members and their families. i ask that you continue to frame these issues accordingly in the public debate. in the local communities that you serve, and in the minds of all americans, we owe a debt of gratitude to the american legion for 92 years of unwavering support of veterans by veterans. take pride in the fact that your steadfast support and strong national defense, your unwaveringly advocacy for a well-prepared force, has made a difference to the united states air force. thank you for having me. it is an honor to serve alongside
that work will bring us future airmen. in all these commitments, you are walking the walk and setting the example for this next, greatest generation. finally, especially in the middle of our difficult work in iraq and afghanistan, over the past several years, thank you for helping to build the supportive american public that understands the importance of our military institutions, what they mean to our society, the depth of our commitment to the nation, and the sacrifices made by our military...
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[applause] it will not get us there. it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch? or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly killing us off? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a flagging middle class -- thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we might not be there yet, but we know where this country needs to go. we see a future where we invest in american innovation and american ingenuity. where we export more goods, creating more jobs at home. making it easier to start a business, and inventions. where we build a home run clean energy industry. i do not want to see new solar panels, electra cars, or advanced batteries manufactured in europe or asia. i want to see them made right here in the u.s.a. by american workers. [applause] we see an america where every citizen has the skills and training to compete with any worker in the world. that is why we have
[applause] it will not get us there. it will not get us there. [applause] it won't get us there. [applause] so, that is the choice, ohio. do we return to the same failed policies that ran our economy into a ditch? or do we keep moving forward with policies that are slowly killing us off? [applause] do we settle for a slow decline? or do we reach for an america with a growing economy and a flagging middle class -- thriving middle-class? that is the america that i see. we might not be there yet,...
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host: thank you for being with us. he is in town for the american political science association's annual meeting. in fact, c-span has been covering a lot of their events. tonight, if you have not gotten enough politics, tonight on c- span is the night to watch politics because we are going to kick off -- all day long this is going on. apm, the political report, there look at -- their look at the political races. and we will look of the cook political report and the 2010 elections and their take on it. if i probably should have mentioned this first, at 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, american political science association 2010 elections. and then tonight, political report. then the california senate debate, which just happened last night between senator boxer and carly fiorina. and then the arizona gov. debate. we will follow that, governor burqa against her opponent, attorney general terry goddard. and then at 11:00 p.m. tonight, the nevada gov. debate between brian stanozol and rory reid, the son of majority leader harry re
host: thank you for being with us. he is in town for the american political science association's annual meeting. in fact, c-span has been covering a lot of their events. tonight, if you have not gotten enough politics, tonight on c- span is the night to watch politics because we are going to kick off -- all day long this is going on. apm, the political report, there look at -- their look at the political races. and we will look of the cook political report and the 2010 elections and their take...
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it uses envision, which will be used in the future. i had an opportunity to visit with school superintendents. as far as it goes, if it is fine but we need to break the mold. we cannot wait for the five years to change this system. by that time thousands of children will have gone through. my plan will allow for a change immediately. it will call for the end up social promotion so no child hits grade 3 without being able to read. it will give principals the ability to have local control in those schools. >> we understand it will be hard to divorce the budget from the education issue. the school district has looked into privatizing school lunches and found you could not save the money. what evidence do you have there are cost-saving measures to be achieved? >> we need to make sure we understand what we are talking about. we met with everyone that would talk to us about education. i had a meeting with a bus driver. he passionately describes how much she loves it. he had a roll of quarters every day to make sure every child that forgot th
it uses envision, which will be used in the future. i had an opportunity to visit with school superintendents. as far as it goes, if it is fine but we need to break the mold. we cannot wait for the five years to change this system. by that time thousands of children will have gone through. my plan will allow for a change immediately. it will call for the end up social promotion so no child hits grade 3 without being able to read. it will give principals the ability to have local control in...
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we will use the full set of tools available to us. our decision demonstrates this. >> you said that you are investigating companies that have not pulled out of irna. which are those companies? >> 1 strength is that it allows us to have the kind of conversation with these firms as they try to achieve results. we do not think it would be useful to discuss with specific firms. we are engaging compensations. -- conversations. >> to what extent are you concerned there will be a substitution the set for european companies that are pulling out? there are other countries that have oil services. to what extent the do you see t? >> we have made clear that we are strongly discouraging substitutions. we encourage you not to undertake these activities. we make the potential consequences. he is in the process of having consultations with a number of key countries around the world to explain the provisions of the act. >> how you measure how big it can be? >> what would you expect them to say? >> at the end of the day, would most care about is how ir
we will use the full set of tools available to us. our decision demonstrates this. >> you said that you are investigating companies that have not pulled out of irna. which are those companies? >> 1 strength is that it allows us to have the kind of conversation with these firms as they try to achieve results. we do not think it would be useful to discuss with specific firms. we are engaging compensations. -- conversations. >> to what extent are you concerned there will be a...
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we're using every approach we can find. we're using the imf. in the g tannish 20 -- we're using the g-20. it is not just us. even if it was only us, we would still want them to change their practice. i think that has significant potential. i do not think it will change it on its own. china needs to decide is in their interest to protect intellectual property so that there innovators and prevent it -- and inventors have the kinds of protections we provided the united states. they do not want to be left with their monetary policy compromise. we have to make sure they understand that their ability to participate and benefit from this open, multilateral system of trade agreements and obligations -- and our market depends on them changing their behavior. >> i met today with the vice minister of commerce and we pressed the same issues. it is in their interest to work with some of these multilateral institutions. it is in their interest to be cooperative in this endeavor. otherwise, their admonition to us was not to politicize the economic and commerc
we're using every approach we can find. we're using the imf. in the g tannish 20 -- we're using the g-20. it is not just us. even if it was only us, we would still want them to change their practice. i think that has significant potential. i do not think it will change it on its own. china needs to decide is in their interest to protect intellectual property so that there innovators and prevent it -- and inventors have the kinds of protections we provided the united states. they do not want to...
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us to act responsibly as your people to meet the challenges placed before us. by always being attentive to your word and in tune to the inspirations of your spirit, we stand strong in faith and in freedom. bringing new-found hope to a cynical generation. let us continue health of mind and body that together we may prove to be your instruments to establish law-abidinging justice across the land and seek your gifts of unifying peace both now and forever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, congressman poe. mr. poe: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. madam, pur
us to act responsibly as your people to meet the challenges placed before us. by always being attentive to your word and in tune to the inspirations of your spirit, we stand strong in faith and in freedom. bringing new-found hope to a cynical generation. let us continue health of mind and body that together we may prove to be your instruments to establish law-abidinging justice across the land and seek your gifts of unifying peace both now and forever. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair...
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lies to us or misleads us all the time. well then the bill could not be brought to the floor because there had to be a way found to protect the speaker. so eight months late tier finally coming to the floor and then it -- later it tinally -- finally comes to the floor and then -- later it finally coming to the floor -- comes to the floor. so they had to go back to the drawing board and now seven months after that we are brought this kind of a shell bill and asked to rubber stamp on the last day of the session what the senate has done. as i say, madam speaker, i don't think there's much to be proud of here. on the notification provision that we've heard so much about it does very little and i think it is sad in a lot of ways that the majority walked away from the bipartisan -- the truly bipartisan compromise of a couple of years ago that would raise the bar and require any administration to give this congress more information. instead we have this token language which does very little. and yet, madam speaker, as the director
lies to us or misleads us all the time. well then the bill could not be brought to the floor because there had to be a way found to protect the speaker. so eight months late tier finally coming to the floor and then it -- later it tinally -- finally comes to the floor and then -- later it finally coming to the floor -- comes to the floor. so they had to go back to the drawing board and now seven months after that we are brought this kind of a shell bill and asked to rubber stamp on the last day...
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do stay with us. think of to the open center here in norwich for being the host for this very debate. [applause] >> wednesday on c-span, prime minister's questions return with british prime minister david camera. he takes questions from the house of commons live on 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. later today, live on c-span, president obama marks labor day with an address at an afl-cio events in milwaukee. live coverage begins at about 3:10 p.m. eastern here on c- span. congress returns from break next week. here is a look at some of our top -- prime time programming right after obama's speech tonight. watch town hall meetings with republican senator tom coburn and a vermont independent senator who both talk about health care. >> i believe the plan is for this plan to fail. as a matter of fact, i know this plan will fail. health insurance will be way too high. you will create what is called the adverse selection. anyone young who is held the committee will pay the fine in 2014 rather than spend $7,000 o
do stay with us. think of to the open center here in norwich for being the host for this very debate. [applause] >> wednesday on c-span, prime minister's questions return with british prime minister david camera. he takes questions from the house of commons live on 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span2. later today, live on c-span, president obama marks labor day with an address at an afl-cio events in milwaukee. live coverage begins at about 3:10 p.m. eastern here on c- span. congress returns...
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that is us. we can develop our resources properly as we continue to diversify our energy base in this country. it is not either or. they have to go together. i hear this theory. they say that we can delay the arctic long enough that the economics will not work and they will go off somewhere else like nigeria port sudan. that is a moral argument i am not willing to accept. that is unacceptable for us as citizens of this country to say that we will continue to buy oil from countries that are not equal to our environmental standards right now. as you do your work, we will have even better environmental standards. it is a moral argument we should not subject ourselves to. we have to do this the right way. there might be differences, but lay out the rules. let's see where we go. if we do not lay out the rules, no one goes anywhere. >> thank you. >> other questions? >> senator, thank you so much for joining us today. you have a package of bills. you briefly describe it. we have additional information a
that is us. we can develop our resources properly as we continue to diversify our energy base in this country. it is not either or. they have to go together. i hear this theory. they say that we can delay the arctic long enough that the economics will not work and they will go off somewhere else like nigeria port sudan. that is a moral argument i am not willing to accept. that is unacceptable for us as citizens of this country to say that we will continue to buy oil from countries that are not...
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let us not get bogged down by every difference between us. let us direct our courage, our thinking, and our decisions at those who reject those historic decisions that lie ahead -- our courage, thinking, at those historic decisions that lie ahead. all of us in a position of leadership are familiar with this. i suppose there are many reasons for skepticism, but i have no doubt that peace is possible. president abbas, we cannot erase the past, but it is within our power to change the future. thousands of years ago, on these very hills where israelis and palestinians live today, the jewish prophet isaiah and the other profits of my people in this end a future -- envisioned a lasting future for all mankind. let's today be an auspicious step in our joint effort to realize that ancient vision for a better future. [applause] >> his excellency, president obama, his excellency prime minister benjamin netanyahu, secretary your clinton, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to start by thanking president obama for his invitation to host us here today to re
let us not get bogged down by every difference between us. let us direct our courage, our thinking, and our decisions at those who reject those historic decisions that lie ahead -- our courage, thinking, at those historic decisions that lie ahead. all of us in a position of leadership are familiar with this. i suppose there are many reasons for skepticism, but i have no doubt that peace is possible. president abbas, we cannot erase the past, but it is within our power to change the future....
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we ask each of us you are the -- you are the one who asks each of us a life worthy of your calling. by embracing the responsibilities of our station in life, each of us is to perform our duties with humanity, neatness and patience. by baring with one another with understanding we are to make every effort to preserve the unit we have been -- unity we have been given by your divine promise and seek peace at ever-turning events. your guidance is with us now and will be fully revealed in the end. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, congressman olson. mr. olson: will the members, floor staff and guests in the gallery please rise for the pledge of allegiance? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will
we ask each of us you are the -- you are the one who asks each of us a life worthy of your calling. by embracing the responsibilities of our station in life, each of us is to perform our duties with humanity, neatness and patience. by baring with one another with understanding we are to make every effort to preserve the unit we have been -- unity we have been given by your divine promise and seek peace at ever-turning events. your guidance is with us now and will be fully revealed in the end....
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>> on medicare advantage, it was supposed to save us money. it has not save us money. that is a true statement i am not familiar with the difference and outcomes. i have not studied that personally. i think that is very relevant to look at. >> i don't know the answer to one aspect. the design of medicare advantage and the way was designed to be reimbursed was the way was not supposed to happen. i don't think there is any evidence that in fact it is cherry picking. that is not the kind of medicare advantage i would want to have. this medicare advantage is not designed by may. i would have medicare and that is where the people are bidding rather than us telling them what they will get. i would have been bidding for what they are willing to take care of people for. that is a different kind of idea. i think we need to investigate how to get the incentives so that the suppliers have a reason to bid for what they will be supplying for us. what we are currently doing is not doing that. getting rid of medicare advantage will not help those either. >> what about the providers?
>> on medicare advantage, it was supposed to save us money. it has not save us money. that is a true statement i am not familiar with the difference and outcomes. i have not studied that personally. i think that is very relevant to look at. >> i don't know the answer to one aspect. the design of medicare advantage and the way was designed to be reimbursed was the way was not supposed to happen. i don't think there is any evidence that in fact it is cherry picking. that is not the...
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there used to be 13,000 of us at this plant. every one of those interactions is the reason why i wake up every day, the president wakes up every day and says, for heaven's sake, is there anything else we can do to get this down? >> how can we revive to -- work to remind american manufacturing? would there be incentives? >> an incredibly important question. as we will tell you, one that the president and vice-president are so incredibly concerned with. the right thing is a mixture of policies. manufacturing, everything else, everything counts in getting the economy going. manufacturing is inherently more cyclically-sensitive. anything the overall economy does to get going will help manufacturing. the president is also saying, we know certain things like, getting export to going. one of the things we are good at is high-tech manufacturing. if we can make it easier for those firms to export, that will help them. but also, he has identified one of the areas where there could be a market failure. we can see the future coming, we need
there used to be 13,000 of us at this plant. every one of those interactions is the reason why i wake up every day, the president wakes up every day and says, for heaven's sake, is there anything else we can do to get this down? >> how can we revive to -- work to remind american manufacturing? would there be incentives? >> an incredibly important question. as we will tell you, one that the president and vice-president are so incredibly concerned with. the right thing is a mixture of...
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our truly close friends who are close to us in many ways. and some of us, it's closer than others. i hope that somewhere i can be able to stick this to my cousins in as you al-- australia and point out that i was here in favor to speak out in favor of this bill. at this time, mr. speaker, i would like to yield the time and control of the rest of our time to the gentleman, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, this legislation is comprised of three components. first, it authorizes the transfer of certain naval vessels to u.s. friends and allies abroad, including india, greece and taiwan. it also includes language previously adopted by the house that strengthens the u.s. commitment to security in the jewish state of israel by expediting the process of approving foreign sales to that country and by extending the dates and amounts of u.s. excess equipment that can be transferred to israel from regional stockpiles. thi
our truly close friends who are close to us in many ways. and some of us, it's closer than others. i hope that somewhere i can be able to stick this to my cousins in as you al-- australia and point out that i was here in favor to speak out in favor of this bill. at this time, mr. speaker, i would like to yield the time and control of the rest of our time to the gentleman, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. chairman, i yield myself...
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thank you for having us. [applause] >> thank you a much feared i would like to thank all of you today for joining us. these are top-level latinas in the federal government and intelligence community. we brought them here today so they can have access to you and you can have access to them. please take a moment -- we are now breaking into a different panel sessions. in salon f, we will have are nurturing latinas success panel, toped up by the latina's of organizations throughout the country and a concurrent military panel that talks about men as the agents of change in all branches of the armed services. i ask you to give them another round of applause and move forward. [applause] the next panels are in salons f and g across the hall. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> tomorrow marks a ninth anniversary of the september 11 attacks. beginning a 9:30 a.m. eastern, we will bring you michelle obama and former first lady laura bush fro
thank you for having us. [applause] >> thank you a much feared i would like to thank all of you today for joining us. these are top-level latinas in the federal government and intelligence community. we brought them here today so they can have access to you and you can have access to them. please take a moment -- we are now breaking into a different panel sessions. in salon f, we will have are nurturing latinas success panel, toped up by the latina's of organizations throughout the...
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surely is joining us from iowa -- shirley is joining us from iowa. caller: i would like to make a comment from a previous talk. are you aware that more than half of american business is foreign-a onta? we have two -- more than half of american businesses are foreign- owned? we have two small businesses in this area and we were put out of business by foreign-owned business. i would like to say to the guest now, is he aware that back in the 1940's, there was a trial. big business was convicted here in the united states. the car companies, oil companies, tire companies had all colluded to sell off our public transportation systems and systematically picked them apart and sold them off or destroyed them? guest: yes, ma'am. the case you are referring to is generally known as the snow case. one of the best pieces that was written about it was written by a conservative leader, pol why record -- paul why rick. you can go to public noseband -- publictransportation.org and you can read about that important piece of our history. since you have raised the issue
surely is joining us from iowa -- shirley is joining us from iowa. caller: i would like to make a comment from a previous talk. are you aware that more than half of american business is foreign-a onta? we have two -- more than half of american businesses are foreign- owned? we have two small businesses in this area and we were put out of business by foreign-owned business. i would like to say to the guest now, is he aware that back in the 1940's, there was a trial. big business was convicted...
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that's not what the taxpayer is going to give us. the taxpayer says give us the security we need for the money i have. so the circumstances change. second thing is, the era has changed. an earlier question came about services. services weren't such a big deal for some of my predecessors. some of my predecessors were not at war, which forces a cadence upon us that during the cold war we prepared for, we didn't conduct war. that was a different schedule. you could look at programs that were 10 and 15 years. you didn't have to deliver to afghanistan this summer. so circumstances change. and this is -- these are the initiatives that are appropriate to the circumstances in which we find ourselves. or on the submarine side. >> i'm a little nervous about that. i use speed and size. i know the navy acquisition executive is here. let me follow up with you. there are size and speed that i want to be careful what i say. the design of the submarine and therefore, how much it costs. >> much what we have seen is in the war zone and this applies to
that's not what the taxpayer is going to give us. the taxpayer says give us the security we need for the money i have. so the circumstances change. second thing is, the era has changed. an earlier question came about services. services weren't such a big deal for some of my predecessors. some of my predecessors were not at war, which forces a cadence upon us that during the cold war we prepared for, we didn't conduct war. that was a different schedule. you could look at programs that were 10...
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sell some of us did infiltrate. our work was not as effective or as public as others but on the other hand, having turned out tom clancy, a 15 jesuits' who are solid priests, that of a college teaching has done a bad thing. [applause] >> especially if they are private. >> i am from los angeles on them national board of yaf when don devinwas young. [laughter] >> mr. i agree nobody is surprised the conservative movement is not feel by the fortune 500 of that of many millionaires. today given the dynamics of computer if you are starting business today would you start a direct mail company? >> absolutely. we don't have enough donors but we have more than when we started. the starting might come point* -- company after the goldwater landslide that was a dark day you think it is dark now. [laughter] those were really, really dark days and took me six months into 1964 -- to 65 before i could read the papers would sneak up on it with the comics and then this words it was tough days but radio is dead. television is dead. all
sell some of us did infiltrate. our work was not as effective or as public as others but on the other hand, having turned out tom clancy, a 15 jesuits' who are solid priests, that of a college teaching has done a bad thing. [applause] >> especially if they are private. >> i am from los angeles on them national board of yaf when don devinwas young. [laughter] >> mr. i agree nobody is surprised the conservative movement is not feel by the fortune 500 of that of many...
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the events of the past few weeks have kept us busy. we are working to support direct talks between the israelis and palestinians, and next week i will travel to egypt and jerusalem for the second round of these negotiations. in iraq where the combat mission has ended, we are transitioning to an unprecedented civilian-led partnership. we are stepping up international pressure anhalon iran. we're working with pakistan as it recovers from the devastating floods and continues to combat violent extremism. and of course, the war in afghanistan is always at the top of our minds and agenda. none of these challenges exist in isolation. consider the middle east peace talks. at one level they are bilateral negotiations involving two people and a relatively small strip of land. step back and it becomes clear how close the regional dimensions of what started last week are. what a significant role institutions like the quartet, consisting of the united states and russia and the european union and the u.n., as well as the arab league, are playing. eq
the events of the past few weeks have kept us busy. we are working to support direct talks between the israelis and palestinians, and next week i will travel to egypt and jerusalem for the second round of these negotiations. in iraq where the combat mission has ended, we are transitioning to an unprecedented civilian-led partnership. we are stepping up international pressure anhalon iran. we're working with pakistan as it recovers from the devastating floods and continues to combat violent...
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they need to be used. that gets us to plan the. how do you get sanctions to work if they believe they would -- that we would never use military force? how do you get any when you are trying to persuade to change their thought process if they believe the upside and the downside to not come together? if you are the prime minister of israel, how long do you wait darks -- how long do you weigh? everybody in the room i could see raised their hand. when they say today they do not want to make a weapon, we believe they are lying. ok. when secretary clinton, excuse me, says she thinks the sanctions are working, she may be right. they have not been used fully yet. there are tools available that were not available one month ago. let's see what happens. if they fail, here's what i believe should be militarily available. if you use military force against them coming have opened the -- opened pandora's box. nobody knows. i think if they get a nuclear weapon you have emptied pandora's box. that is why we are here at lunch. at least we are talkin
they need to be used. that gets us to plan the. how do you get sanctions to work if they believe they would -- that we would never use military force? how do you get any when you are trying to persuade to change their thought process if they believe the upside and the downside to not come together? if you are the prime minister of israel, how long do you wait darks -- how long do you weigh? everybody in the room i could see raised their hand. when they say today they do not want to make a...
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model would be useful. can you give more comments on what you think the methodology would be. >> you have been investigated driven-research that is grounded in basic science. the theories that are developed from that research apply very much directly to many different products and applications. most of the research that is being done now is very applied. i think there is one model that we could fill and in terms of creating new innovation. n.i.h. has much longer grant cycle sat look at specific issues that are published in journals that have archival qualities. 100 years from now, a professor worthe professor's work will still be cited. >> any other panelists? other questions? >> thank you. my question is for chief tryse. syracuse is my home town. i can relate to the map be share you showed. was there any enforcement campaign prior to the enforcement aspect of it? secondly, after the program, is there consideration of any follow-up on a public education of mentor program which are based on the screen saying
model would be useful. can you give more comments on what you think the methodology would be. >> you have been investigated driven-research that is grounded in basic science. the theories that are developed from that research apply very much directly to many different products and applications. most of the research that is being done now is very applied. i think there is one model that we could fill and in terms of creating new innovation. n.i.h. has much longer grant cycle sat look at...
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thank you for being with us. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] periods [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend scott moore, doctorial student, germany. the chaplain: god of the nations, you have chosen many in various ways to show your presence in the world. you have been a guiding light in dark times and a refuge against the storms of life. we ask you to send the spirit of your holy wisdom and compassion to the members of the 111th congress who gather here for this most important work. strengthen them in their work for justice, lead them in their work for peace, guide them as they
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they are putting us in there and failed, rushed us in there and failed. what can we hope to accomplish with all that -- host: thank you. we will pause there, because we understand the question. guest: first of all, thank you so much for the service of your son. i believe the military today is the most extraordinary this country has had its history in terms of the young men and women who served in the armed forces. i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is not used as a basis of terrorism and in a way that would destabilize pakistan. with that said, we superimpose a political process that gave them the government -- i don't think we need to dumb it down, but we need to simplify our role in afghanistan where, you know, they have never had a strong central government in the history of the country, and we need to reflect that. the historically fought -- they the historically fought on the lines of tribal militias and not on military, and we are supporting militias to fight the taliban. i think it is going to be a very lo
they are putting us in there and failed, rushed us in there and failed. what can we hope to accomplish with all that -- host: thank you. we will pause there, because we understand the question. guest: first of all, thank you so much for the service of your son. i believe the military today is the most extraordinary this country has had its history in terms of the young men and women who served in the armed forces. i think in afghanistan that achieving the level of stability that afghanistan is...
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let us know. the senators, the congressmen that are dealing with it so we can work with you in concert with the public relations, somewhat, or just getting the word out in a respectful and responsible manner. so if you two could comment on that same question which is between the state and local intel shops, how do they work with you all? and then i would be done, mr. chairman. thank you. >> we have very successful joint terrorism task force in massachusetts. we also have branches in states to the north in which the boston police department, state police and other police departments and organizations contribute to persons who work on the joint terrorism task forces are given top secret clearances. they have access to everything we have. whenever there is a threat, it is -- the information is distributed to those who will be responsible for that threat and if it -- is at the top secret level we get it out so it can be more widely disseminated. i ask you to go down and sit with the joint terrorism ta
let us know. the senators, the congressmen that are dealing with it so we can work with you in concert with the public relations, somewhat, or just getting the word out in a respectful and responsible manner. so if you two could comment on that same question which is between the state and local intel shops, how do they work with you all? and then i would be done, mr. chairman. thank you. >> we have very successful joint terrorism task force in massachusetts. we also have branches in...
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technology can help if used properly. such mechanisms include common- sense measures including digital tagging, community flagging, and a host of very important tools that could be used. my time is up. i will finish on this. we also need to weigh in on the ways that people, young children are moved around. last summer, this past summer, i convened a group of flight attendants led by american airlines which has a great program that really needs to be replicated worldwide so that the flight attendants and crews will recognize the person who is in traffic -- being trafficked, across borders or states, and take action. not in a vigilante type of white. alert the pilots so that when this individual gets off, the right law enforcement asset, can be waiting there at the gate. there were instances after instances told where it just did not look right. and the flight attendants and watched what was going on, got into a conversation, perhaps when the young lady was going to the restroom and told the pilot who told law-enforcement.
technology can help if used properly. such mechanisms include common- sense measures including digital tagging, community flagging, and a host of very important tools that could be used. my time is up. i will finish on this. we also need to weigh in on the ways that people, young children are moved around. last summer, this past summer, i convened a group of flight attendants led by american airlines which has a great program that really needs to be replicated worldwide so that the flight...
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just tell us who is bankrolling your ads. tell us who is paying for those ads. the voters have a right to know. and the fact of the matter is, they do not want to tell the american voter who is paying for those. we're finding out, and as we find out, it is becoming more clear that it is a special interests that were served by the economic policies the previous eight years and whose power was arraigned in by the measures that we took in this congress. so those are the kind of choices our members made, and those are the kind of choices that were made by the other side. and we hope that as the american people look at those records, they will see the choices that were made on both sides and the choices ahead of us. >> i thank my colleagues in the majority leader, the majority whip, and the assistant to the speaker, and the chair of the democratic part rational campaign committee for being here today, being there for america's working families every single day. and we will take any questions you may have. >> madam speaker, you talk a lot about choices, but there are
just tell us who is bankrolling your ads. tell us who is paying for those ads. the voters have a right to know. and the fact of the matter is, they do not want to tell the american voter who is paying for those. we're finding out, and as we find out, it is becoming more clear that it is a special interests that were served by the economic policies the previous eight years and whose power was arraigned in by the measures that we took in this congress. so those are the kind of choices our members...
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compassionate god, enlighten us. show us your will. and give us the courage to fulfill it. at the end of this day, may the united states of america be closer to being a light unto the nation, a beacon of hope in this world, living god, we ask your blessing upon this house, upon this nation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has compampled the journal of the last day's proceedings and announced to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from tennessee, congressman wamp. mr. wamp: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york, congressman murphy, is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor and thank father doug fisher from millbrook, new york, for serving as the guest chaplain today for the house of representatives. for over 10 years f
compassionate god, enlighten us. show us your will. and give us the courage to fulfill it. at the end of this day, may the united states of america be closer to being a light unto the nation, a beacon of hope in this world, living god, we ask your blessing upon this house, upon this nation. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has compampled the journal of the last day's proceedings and announced to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved....
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it said, remember us next week. that was in anticipation that the bill might come up the following week. it's another week later. we are here today to say that we do remember you this week. we remember what you did at the time. it wasn't only your sacrifice. it's the sacrifice of your families, of your health and the impact that that has on your families. you are community to new york. the impact it has on the community. and also the impact on our conscience to do what is right by those who we call heroes and we want to treat as such. today we remember all the heroes of 9/11. we praise the strength of thousands of firefighters, rescue workers, first responders, and medical personnel to turn tragedy into inspiration and gave themselves -- of themselves to help a city and our nation rebuild. we promised to help those who spent days, weeks, and months doing hard work, our government and the american people expected them to do in the recovery effort. they went above and beyond the call of duty. we all know that. we all
it said, remember us next week. that was in anticipation that the bill might come up the following week. it's another week later. we are here today to say that we do remember you this week. we remember what you did at the time. it wasn't only your sacrifice. it's the sacrifice of your families, of your health and the impact that that has on your families. you are community to new york. the impact it has on the community. and also the impact on our conscience to do what is right by those who we...
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it's affecting us already. it's driving up premiums for health insurance, especially for young people who can't afford it. it's got to go. it's gotting to pulled out by the roots. it's got to be eradicated. and that's going to be step one, plank one. it's got to be our promise, our pledge to america that we will repeal obamacare in its entirety. not the most egregious aspects of it, not a component here or a component there, not chipping away at it and leaving other pieces there, because if that should happen, that foundation of obamacare then, as i said, it's a malignant tumor, it's a tumor, then it metastasizes, is swallows up and consumes and chokes off our liberty and freedom and takes away our personal choices. and already under the statute that exists today, shrinks down our health savings accounts and cuts our ability to contribute to them by more than half. and almost eliminates catastrophic insurance and takes away personal choices one after another after another. i'm hopeful that repeal of obamacare a
it's affecting us already. it's driving up premiums for health insurance, especially for young people who can't afford it. it's got to go. it's gotting to pulled out by the roots. it's got to be eradicated. and that's going to be step one, plank one. it's got to be our promise, our pledge to america that we will repeal obamacare in its entirety. not the most egregious aspects of it, not a component here or a component there, not chipping away at it and leaving other pieces there, because if...
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all 435 of us. i had many opportunities during that six-week period of time to meet with my constituents face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball at town hall meetings. we call it america speaking out meetings, wanting the american people to know that at least one party wanted to hear from them, wanted to hear from main street, did not want to force feed on the american people, on our constituents some grandiose plan that members of congress come up with. god knows plans that members of congress have come up with over the last four years have certainly not helped one iota. so i used this opportunity, my colleagues, i used this opportunity to speak to my constituents, but mainly to listen to them and to find out and write it down and bring it back to washington to share it with my colleagues so we can make a pledge, make a commitment. indeed, one person, mr. speaker, suggested that, why don't you call it this time rather than a contract with america that we remember from 1994, why don't you call it a covenan
all 435 of us. i had many opportunities during that six-week period of time to meet with my constituents face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball at town hall meetings. we call it america speaking out meetings, wanting the american people to know that at least one party wanted to hear from them, wanted to hear from main street, did not want to force feed on the american people, on our constituents some grandiose plan that members of congress come up with. god knows plans that members of congress have...
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did you say-did you use the sort of language that i use? what i do not remember using the sort of language that you used. >> it made quite an impact on other folks about the conversation. it raises my concerns. >> i always have people talk about conversations that i have had. i am involved in the conversation and i tell you what i said. i am not sure who else was in the room. i know who was in the room with me and i know who was on the line. >> ok. i am talking about direct participants that were taking notes. as we sit here, the thing that the timetable or the budget for the commercial program, do you personally think that will stay on timetable and budget? >> i think we will stay on a timetable. if we stay on budget, it will be the first time that anybody has made it on time. >> why is it that nasa is taking actions by shifting the termination liability costs onto the program, which is not the norm? i understand that that is occurring in this case. that is not the norm and there has been no decision by congress in terms of -- >> this is o
did you say-did you use the sort of language that i use? what i do not remember using the sort of language that you used. >> it made quite an impact on other folks about the conversation. it raises my concerns. >> i always have people talk about conversations that i have had. i am involved in the conversation and i tell you what i said. i am not sure who else was in the room. i know who was in the room with me and i know who was on the line. >> ok. i am talking about direct...
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to protect us. the national government has failed totally in protecting people in the united states from those criminals who come over here to commit crime. we a wink and a nod to border security. they get crossed. they get sent back home. they come over again because the border is not secure, mr. speaker. it's time the federal government can secure the border so more children tonight get murdered by those illegals who come over here for the purpose of committing crime. we are talking about one child who was murdered by one. the answer is not of course amnesty, as some advocate in this house, who know nothing about the real world. this is putting the national guard on the border to prevent people from crossing and make sure when we deport those people they don't come back to the united states. these individuals, alvarado, stole the most precious thing we have, that's a human life. no parent wants to lose their child before its time and what's worse is to see a child die. and when this young lady was
to protect us. the national government has failed totally in protecting people in the united states from those criminals who come over here to commit crime. we a wink and a nod to border security. they get crossed. they get sent back home. they come over again because the border is not secure, mr. speaker. it's time the federal government can secure the border so more children tonight get murdered by those illegals who come over here for the purpose of committing crime. we are talking about one...
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would seek to harm us. h. 553 ensures that. i urge its prompt passage and i do hope that the president will sign it into law. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to house resolution 553. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 were in the affirmative. the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 5458 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 5458, a bill to amend the truth and lending act of 1965 to require additional disclosures and protections for students and co-signers with respect to student loans and for other purposes. pursuant to the rule,
would seek to harm us. h. 553 ensures that. i urge its prompt passage and i do hope that the president will sign it into law. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and concur in the senate amendment to house resolution 553. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 were in the affirmative. the rules are suspended, the senate amendment is agreed to. and...
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what it means to us. but i think it's important that people know what it is because again, as i said, people have got to understand how we are and why we are the way we are. as the gentleman has said, this document has been in existence since -- for 223 years from september 17. this little bit of background how we got here. james madison when he was still in virginia he wanted to have -- they really understood that the articles of confederation weren't working in this country. there was a dispute going on and they wanted to get something worked out with maryland and they sat down and came up with an idea of having some kind of get together and meeting in philadelphia. the question arose at that time when they going to a, look at the articles of confederation and try to amend those. that's what a lot of delegates that attended thought they were doing. or as madison thought, we are going to sit down and bring forth a great new document that would get us past that trying time in our country's history and mov
what it means to us. but i think it's important that people know what it is because again, as i said, people have got to understand how we are and why we are the way we are. as the gentleman has said, this document has been in existence since -- for 223 years from september 17. this little bit of background how we got here. james madison when he was still in virginia he wanted to have -- they really understood that the articles of confederation weren't working in this country. there was a...
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far as cannabis goes, the vast majority of us have used it. as far as afghanistan and opium, we saw on the news where our soldiers were guarding the poppy fields. we're using our tax dollars to guard the poppy fields. this is a joke. as far as the opium and cocaine, and do not know, that marijuana is not that bad. it should be legalized. i do not use it no more. it is not that big a deal. thank you. guest: 2 richard and all of the other callers, one of the great advantages of living in the american society is we can have this dialogue and you get to this dialogue and you get to speak your piece, but clearly i cannot change the laws and the united states. elected officials get paid to do that. as long as illegal and unlawful, something i believe is correct and we should not be making illegal, then we are duty bound to enforce the laws. respectfully, i would tell you to direct your comments to congress. host: what keeps you awake at night, what worries you the most with respect to the importation of illegal drugs? guest: it is the drug trade and
far as cannabis goes, the vast majority of us have used it. as far as afghanistan and opium, we saw on the news where our soldiers were guarding the poppy fields. we're using our tax dollars to guard the poppy fields. this is a joke. as far as the opium and cocaine, and do not know, that marijuana is not that bad. it should be legalized. i do not use it no more. it is not that big a deal. thank you. guest: 2 richard and all of the other callers, one of the great advantages of living in the...